A big round of applause is in order! On January 15, 2024, the Emmy Awards ceremony honored the best from the past year’s primetime television programming. Join us in celebrating all the incredible AFI Conservatory film school Alums whose projects were nominated and won at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards! To learn more AFI’s film school and how filmmakers can apply to become an AFI Fellow, visit the AFI Conservatory MFA filmmaking program. Outstanding Production Design For A Narrative Period Or Fantasy Program (One Hour Or More) PERRY MASON, “Chapter Eleven” – Keith P. Cunningham (AFI Class of 1990), Production Designer Outstanding Cinematography For A Series (One Hour) HOUSE OF THE DRAGON “The Lord of the Tides” – Catherine Goldschmidt (AFI Class of 2009), Cinematographer Outstanding Directing For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie MONSTER: THE JEFFREY DAHMER STORY, “Bad Meat” – Carl Franklin (AFI Class of 1986), Director/Executive Producer Outstanding Directing For A Reality Program QUEER EYE, “Speedy for Life” – Ali Moghadas (AFI Class of 2007), Director Outstanding Picture Editing For A Drama Series THE LAST OF US, “Endure and Survive” – Emily Mendez (AFI Class of 2015), Editor Outstanding Picture Editing For Variety Programming A BLACK LADY SKETCH SHOW, “My Love Language is Words of Defamation” – Taylor Mason (AFI Class of 2012), Editor Outstanding Documentary Or Nonfiction Special BEING MARY TYLER MOORE – James Adolphus (AFI Class of 2011), Cinematographer/Director/Producer STILL: A MICHAEL J. FOX MOVIE – Annetta Marion (AFI DWW Class of 2005), Producer Exceptional Merit In Documentary Filmmaking THE TERRITORY – Darren Aronofsky (AFI Class of 1992), Executive Producer Outstanding Sound Editing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (One Hour) ANDOR – John Roesch (AFI Class of 1977), Foley Artist Outstanding Technical Direction and Camerawork For A Series THE VOICE, “Live Top 10 Performances” – Guido Frenzel (AFI Class of 1994), Camera – Scott Kaye (AFI Class of 1979), Camera Outstanding Technical Direction and Camerawork For A Special 2022 ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONY – Guido Frenzel (AFI Class of 1994), Camera In addition to the individual AFI Alumni honored for their achievement, please join us in also celebrating the following AFI Alumni whose contributions helped to create the outstanding work honored today by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Outstanding Animated Program ENTERGALACTIC – Carole Kravetz Aykanian (AFI Class of 1986), Editor THE SIMPSONS (Treehouse Of Horror XXXIII) – Kim Blanchette (AFI Class of 1983), Stop-motion Animator: Chiodo Bros. Productions Inc. Outstanding Comedy Series ABBOTT ELEMENTARY – Dime Davis (AFI DWW Class of 2015), Director – Drew Thomas (AFI Class of 1994), Camera Operator BARRY – Frederic J.A. Richter (AFI Class of 2012), Clip Clearance MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL – Alex Nepomniaschy (AFI Class of 1982), Cinematographer – Benjamin K. Cox (AFI Class of 2013), Assistant Art Director – Ryan Webb (AFI Class of 1995), Assistant Property Master / Assistant Prop Master / Prop Buyer ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING – Jude Weng (AFI DWW Class of 1998), Director WEDNESDAY – Gandja Monteiro (AFI DWW Class of 2018), Director Outstanding Drama Series HOUSE OF THE DRAGON – Eileen Shim (AFI Class of 2016), Writer/Co-Producer – Catherine Goldschmidt (AFI Class of 2009), Cinematographer THE LAST OF US – Emily Mendez (AFI Class of 2015), Editor – Harrison Yurkiw (AFI Class of 2009), Art Direction THE WHITE LOTUS – Paul Aton (AFI Class of 2014), Visual Effects Producer: Ingenuity Studios YELLOWJACKETS – François Dagenais (AFI Class of 1995), Cinematographer Outstanding Limited Or Anthology Series BEEF – Eric Jihwan Jeon (AFI Class of 2010), Art Direction – Zirao Zhang (AFI Class of 2021), Concept Illustrator DAHMER – MONSTER: THE JEFFREY DAHMER STORY – Erik Holmberg (AFI TVW Class of 1988), Co-Executive producer – Carl Franklin (AFI Class of 1986), Director/Executive Producer – Helen Harwell (AFI Class of 1990), Supervising Art Director – Taylor Mason (AFI Class of 2012), Editor DAISY JONES & THE SIX – Stacy Traub (AFI Class of 1994), Writer/Executive Producer – Garret Price (AFI Class of 20o5), Editor FLEISHMAN IS IN TROUBLE – Susannah Grant (AFI Class of 1991), Executive Producer OBI-WAN KENOBI – Todd Cherniawsky (AFI Class of 1993), Production Designer – Arielle Ness-Cohn (AFI Class of 2016), Art Director – Robert Aguirre (AFI Class of 2018), Assistant Art Director Outstanding Emerging Media Program FOR ALL MANKIND, “Season 3 Experience” –Mike Langer (AFI Class of 2014), Writer – Katia Nájera (AFI Class of 2018), Set Designer/ Art Department Researcher / Assistant Art Director – Xi Yang (AFI Class of 2017), Lead Set Designer / Art Department Assistant / Set Designer – Caroline Grebner (AFI Class of 2020), Art Department Assistant – Esmé Jackson (AFI Class of 2020), Assistant Art Director/Set Designer – Rachel Kahn (AFI Class of 2020), Set Decoration Assistant – Doriane Desfaugeres (AFI Class of 2018), Assistant Art Director – Shi Min Yong (AFI Class of 2020), Art Department Assistant Outstanding Scripted Variety Series A BLACK LADY SKETCH SHOW – Taylor Mason (AFI Class of 2012), Editor LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER – DM Brent (AFI Class of 2016), Research Associate Producer Outstanding Structured Reality Program LOVE IS BLIND – Brett Smith (AFI Class of 1999), Camera Operator QUEER EYE – Jennifer Lane (AFI Class of 1994), Executive Producer – Ali Moghadas (AFI Class of 2007), Director Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program SELLING SUNSET – Natasha Bedu (Class of 2006), Editor Learn more about filmmaking and film production classes at the AFI Conservatory MFA program. 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Emmy Wins for AFI Alumni Projects
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